Dec 9, 20212021 Farm Market Bus Tour
More than 100 farm marketers from around the country toured some of West Michigan’s market-savvy farm markets on the Great Lakes EXPO Farm Market Bus Tour. The tour is presented by Fruit Growers News and Vegetable Growers News. The Bus Tour visited Tom Otto’s Turkey Farm, Cotant’s Farm Market & Greenhouse, MOO-Ville Creamery, Cornwell’s Turkeyville, Shades of Lavender, and Berry Bros Retail.
Michigan State University Extension staff were moderators for this year tour, including Garrett Ziegler, Ben Phillips, Mariel Borgman, and Ron Goldy. The full-day bus tour was held on Monday, Dec. 6, the day before the EXPO.
Click an image to enlarge. Photos: Ana Olvera
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